The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08
MAIL EQUlPM ENTS.
A Plan 10 Ixp, dlte the Adoption Of
Devices.
Especial TO TEE AppEAL.l

pNenteeb OF msllDhRh, poucnee, l0ckf
ties and other devices used In trant
mittipg the mails Of the country t.
bring their devices to the department
for examination. Thote which ar,
found valuable will probably b,
adopted for rGe, Il the inventors ar,
not too gro ty. There are thousand,
o! ingehiols devices patented which
the sangnn9 inventors think will
surely prove Of great beutfi; TO the
postal service, and cons6 q lently pre- fit
able TO themselves, bat nearly all oi
them are disappointed. 10 fact, 1t Il
said upon good authority that there
has been far more paid out in paten,
fees than has ever been ual,z d by
inventors Of the Mt csssary mail equip.
ments. ReiJre anything new ID
adopted 1t has to secure the approval
oil the chist of tho equipment di.
vision. TGis division is uuder the
charge Of Mr.. Johnson, who has been
in the department for about forty
years. Mr.. Johnson is thoroughly
posted upon the merits Of all mail ap
pliances, and the inventor is lucky in
deed II his device Is Of 90 fiicient merit
to win the approval Of Mr.. Johnson
About three years ago the department
though, Of trying new system OF tying
mp the canvas sacks used in transmit
ting the foreign male. One man who
lived In Indiana was fufe that he had
invented the very thing needed. 1t
was a cord tic which he was cure could
not be slipped out OF place without
breaking The seal which the author.
ties attach TO every package to he cent
abroad. He was told Co leave his tie
In the department until il cou d b in.
spected, aud that II would be cent
back to him, and would bs sdopied II
found 70 be the right thiIg. Abou.
ten days az er he received tie beg by
express. The zeal upon the tie was
Just as he had left ", but when he
Droke /. aLd opened too bag ne found,
TO bis s'iOtishment, thst IL contained
piecs OF TIFF straw board about eight
inches long by five vide on " hich was
written: "PJstt flee department,
Washington, Apnl, 1884 F." He did
not secure contract. 01s OF the
most u,eiul aud ipgerious device q
which has been sdop.ed In Tecent
Yeas Ia ire rotary lock which is use d
upon registered letter pouches. This
Ia 80 arranged that every time II 10
opened IL automatically Gets itself at a
new number, and " anything 10 mics
log from the pouch II is very easy 10
fnd who 10 TO blame for the omission.
This lcck has b 'eD adopted by Gina.
de, Cuba and the United 9 aies, and
Mexico has just ordered anpp'y.
IaRRY MURPHY OUT or PJLITicI.
Ex Congressman Jerry" Murphy,
oil Iowa, has been In the city 4 =
several days Engaged In private buti.
ness. He said today that he is no
longer interested Ia polite, and that
he 10 simply 4 private citiz m who 10
eDjoyinga much needed rect after
spending four years Ia trying TO serve
an unnppreciatiys public. Mr.. Mar.
ply lie Of the opinion hat n man Ia a
fool who will give mp HE business and
devote himself TO orgseteiobal duties
year after year, Only 10 be abused by
the men whom he has tried 10 help.
He says, too, that the government
service Ia the ruinGtlJn OF Young mel,
and that nothing could tempt him TO
allow his son 10 accept q cleIkship In
the department OF Wa .hington. He
declares that he will never again have
anything to do with public "a lire, but
he intends 10 devote the remainder OF
his life 10 the practice Of his profession
and the enjoy ment OF what leisure he
can secure. Tnere is, however, one
public matter In which the q
congressman IL deeply inter.
es,ed. That Ia iha Hennepia
canal project Mr.. Marpby sage
that he ttill believes Congress
will sulhoriE, the building a that
waterway. This west, he ADDS needs
II more and more every day. He says
that the meeting In the interest OF
this great project, which Ia 10 c ime
oil in Peoria, H., on the III h iIs.,
will astonieh this country, and q
thinks that II will have tie Ell c Of
still further opening tn . eyes II Con.
sress 10 the fact tbAt the whole west
10 In dead ear',s Ab at this on. thug
Mr.. Murphy lie very sarRuine over the
prospects Of succ-,s Tor tbs H,nnepiu
this winter, ~ he says u At tho people
OF Iowa ana other western \ ates me IN
business, and that they will force the
Hennepin bill through 4 they do
nothing else. Mr.. Murphy was equals
ssnguine when Le ntt entered Con.
Rrsss four ytars ago, but the Milsis
sippi and the great lakes arc still M
Joined, and the,e are lev men be
sides the gsnllemap from lows who
have the leAsi hope OF ,uecets this
year.
SENATOR RipDLKBEBo RsPowER
The position which sena,or Riddle
berger, OF Virginia, will assume Ia The
coming 4, nate concise IL the one
coLuud,um witch 4, sgitating tho
minds NJ tenaiore Of both parties more
than any hing else jas now. When
the uppsr hon.e Of q rgrss4 Il called
10 or o. at thu b,ginoins Of tho term
II will be- composed OF act 6liY one
memheis. That 10 to s,y, the . Gill
h. rtthat many Btaiuis e1iitl,d 10
srsts wau have air ady taken the oath
a sffiua OF thee th.ie ~ b. TWEEN.
~ i've DSnt crats, twenty hs. R,pub.
heats All kiddlubcrgsr. There are
q rec contest, TO DO decided. Til.
sesis q Her =, OF Oslii rns; Faulk
ner,'of West V,'ginis, q "a Tarpie, Il
IndisDa, are b.ibe infected. tn,
A 81 xo vii doubtless b, se.tai al
IN ou'set, aud thes will be CT 6rmec
Ia III, ir toes witbou, mucr trouble
l.t,r IN the wsiln Bat there vii
G ,rtsinly be q decided 6sht over Oh,
s,st claimed by Jndss Turple. II lodi
ans II he 10 seated the scDate vii
ba Republican ~ tso m jori,y, count
Ing Heidelberg . a. . X 'vabl!rsn. Bt
n ths srrsiie \, na'o' from Virgins
elects to v 10 gi.n ths Dem, cfais ,b'
.utwill b. tied Serar X dniebeig
ernsl IN power, a. d eli a,ismp'si'
- am .rnf, a.ian nj oDiDlO ON hin